Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adults, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017

In this book a group of international experts guide the reader through the clinical features of adults with autism spectrum disorders, describe the care needs of patients and their families, explain the evolution of the disorders into old age, and highlight what can be done to help. Detailed attention is paid to the medical and psychiatric problems of adults with these disorders and the approach to their education and professional integration. In addition, expert neuroscientists summarize current views on the neurobiology of autism.

Autism spectrum disorders are devastating neurodevelopmental disorders. Although diagnosis and therapeutic interventions usually take place in infancy, they are chronic lifelong conditions. Surprisingly, the literature on autism spectrum disorders in adults is scarce. Moreover, most mental health professionals working with adults have little training in autism, and adult mental health services around the world are rarely prepared to address the needs of these patients, which tend to increase with age. This book therefore fills a crucial gap in the literature and will prove useful for all who care for and deal with adults in the Autistic Spectrum.

1. Autistic Spectrum Disorders: from Leo Kanner to DSM-V
2. The Neurobiology of Autistic Spectrum Disorders
3. The Neuropsychology of Autistic Spectrum Disorders
4. The low-functioning group: autism and related disorders in adults
5. The high-functioning group: Asperger’s syndrome in adults
6. Autistic spectrum disorders in old age
7. Autistic spectrum disorders in women
8. Medical and psychiatric problems in adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
9. Education and professional integration of adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: a formidable challenge
10. Families with autistic adults, autistic adults with families
11. The institutional and community care of adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
12. Sense and sensibility: forensic challenges in offenders with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
13. Novel pharmacological approaches to Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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Bernardo Barahona-Corrêa is a psychiatrist and professor of Psychiatry at NOVA Medical School in Lisbon. He is also Scientific Director at Centre for Child Development (CADIn), Cascais, Portugal, and a clinical and research consultant at Champalimaud Clinical Centre - Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal. Prof Barahona-Corrêa has served as a Directive Board member of the Portuguese Society of Psychiatry and Mental Health, and is a member of the British Neuropsychiatric Association. His research interest is primarily in clinical neuropsychiatry and neurodevelopmental disorders. He has published numerous papers and collaborated in several books in the field. He is also a member of the Review Editorial Board for Frontier in Psychology - section psychopathology.

Rutger-Jan van der Gaag, University Medical Centre Nijmegen St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Addresses the specifics of autism spectrum disorders in adults, including Asperger’s syndrome

Meets the needs of all who care for adults affected by these disorders

Covers recent advances and research outcomes

Written and edited by experts and specialists in the field